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Spaghetti and Snyder: $3,000 proceeds to cancer research time to make yourself a little bit better each day, you will improve in that area,” Snyder said. “You will find that it is not hard. You can become a better son, a better daughter, a better fraternity brother, a better student.” Jacob Offerman, junior in electrical engineering and philanthropy chair for Delta Chi, said hearing this technique for success was the best advice he heard from Snyder. “To improve just a little each day, that really spoke to me,” Offerman said.

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Surrounded by students eating $5 plates of spaghetti and meatballs at Beta Theta Pi and Delta Chi fraternity’s first “Meatball Madness” Thursday evening, Kansas State head football coach Bill Snyder thanked the fraternities for donating all of the event’s proceeds to the V Foundation for Cancer Research in Snyder’s name. Snyder was diagnosed with throat cancer earlier this year but said doctors have projected a positive outcome. “I know (Snyder) says that K-State is full of good people who really care about each other, and I think that is what we have here today,” said Nick Edwards, junior in marketing and vice president of Delta Chi. “We have a bunch of good people here to help and support Coach Snyder.” Snyder said even though he has not been on every college campus in the country, he is confident in saying K-State is the friendliest campus there is. “You’ve heard me say K-State is about the people, and it will always be about the people,” Snyder said. In his speech, Snyder addressed five principles he believes can lead the people of K-State to success: surrounding oneself with better people, establishing goals, improving each day, persevering and setting expectations, not limitations.

people they are surrounded by truly want to see them succeed. “You decide who you bring into your life, so ask yourself if those people will be there for you,” Snyder said. “You get to make the decision of who gets to be in your life, so find people who do the right thing and who really do care for you.” A strong support system full of good people, Snyder said, is a building block to a foundation of success.

BETTER PEOPLE

ESTABLISH GOALS

“It is important to surround yourself with people who genuinely care,” Snyder said. “The people who care to make our lives better. People who can make our lives better. People who desire to make our lives better.” Snyder said individuals should ask themselves if the

PERSEVERE

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Nick Edwards, junior in marketing and vice president of Delta Chi, shares flowers and words with K-State head football coach Bill Snyder at Meatball Madness, a philanthropic event where all proceeds of the spaghetti and meatball dinners were donated to cancer research in Snyder’s name on Thursday.

As coach of the football team, Snyder said he asks his players to place notebooks and pencils next to their beds so each night they can list their priorities before going to sleep. “I encourage their priorities to be faith and family, being a good person and being a good student, and then

being the best football athlete they can be,” Snyder said. “I also realize that we all have priorities different than that and that’s fine. The important thing is, ‘Are they important to you?’” Snyder encourages this for his players’ benefit and not for his, because a person’s priorities of what is most important and prominent in his or her life can transform into goals. “Then when I say, ‘How are you going to achieve that goal?’ The answer that I get constantly is the same one many of you would say: ‘I will work hard,’” Snyder said. “And working hard is part of it, but there is more to achieving goals than just working hard.” Snyder said there are many people he knows who work hard, but are still not as successful as they could be.

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“It’s more than hard work,” Snyder said. “You have to define what you are going to do each day to reach those goals.”

IMPROVE EACH DAY

“Find a way every single day of your lives to become better,” Snyder said. “I have my players tell me their priorities each day and say, ‘What can you do to become this much better today in this area of your life?’” Snyder said if faith is a priority, then students should do something each day to become stronger in that faith. If being a better student is a priority, then they should define how that is possible and then do a little more of that each day. “If you take those things that are important to you and ask yourself that simple question, then take a little bit of

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The trick to becoming better every single day is to follow through with it and persevere even when it is tough, Snyder said. “You have to persevere and be tough,” Snyder said. “You’ll want to give up sometimes, but don’t.” Snyder said he has had a lot of role models in his life, but the ones who stand out are those who persevered. Snyder cited Abraham Lincoln, who ran for public office seven times, lost a significant other

and went bankrupt twice before he was elected president of the United States. “But he still had the courage to persevere,” Snyder said. “That is what it takes.”

EXPECTATIONS, NOT LIMITATIONS

To overcome obstacles and persevere, Snyder said people must stop setting self-limitations. “’I can’t do that,’ is a problem phrase,” Snyder said. “Don’t ever put those self-limitations on yourself. Expect more of yourself.” When reaching to meet those expectations, Snyder said to focus on internal expectations more than external expectations that come from other people. “People put expectations on you all the time: to never drink alcohol, never use a bad word, to never miss a class, you get the picture,” Snyder said. “The important thing is to focus on what you expect of yourself, not what others expect of you. Then use your perseverance and discipline to do it.”

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Goblin Games a local haven for ‘Magic: The Gathering’ players BRYANT WORCESTER THE COLLEGIAN

Many people dream of turning a hobby into a profession. For Manhattan resident Joseph Wyatt, that dream became reality. Wyatt, 27, is the owner of Goblin Games, a store that sells supplies for card games, board games and other tabletop entertainment. Wyatt said he primarily wanted to provide a location for people to play “Magic: The Gathering” and other trading card games. Wyatt said he originally had no intention of owning a business. “Lots of people say, ‘I want to open a game store. That’s my dream,’” Wyatt said. “That was never what I wanted to do.” Wyatt said the only reason he decided to open his own store was to fill the demand for a quality game store that heavily focused on “Magic: The Gathering.” “The people in the Magic community were immediately very, very excited,” Wyatt said. “People were excited that a Magic player was going to open a store.” Alexander Staggs, senior in animal science, said he visits Goblin Games a couple times a month and considers himself a member of the Magic community.

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Gamers play EDH, Elder Dragon Highlander, at Goblin Games on May 1, 2016. “(Goblin Games) is the most convenient location for me to go and play Magic: The Gathering,” Staggs said. Staggs said the staff at Goblin Games offer better customer service and knowledge of the game than the other game stores he has visited.

Wyatt said many stores that sell “Magic: The Gathering” cards or host tournaments usually are not staffed by well-informed players of the game. He said he believes this disconnect makes players feel like second-class customers. “Magic: The Gathering” is a popular card game with over

16,000 unique cards. A standard game consists of two players each casting spells from their decks in an effort to reduce their opponent’s life points to zero. The game has different formats, including some created by the players to help keep the game fresh. Depending on what format a person wants to

play, decks of cards can cost anywhere from $20 to $500. When Wyatt and his fiancée, Anne Higley, made the decision to open a game store, Higley knew a little about “Magic: The Gathering” and worked a full-time job to help finance Goblin Games. Wyatt said they started building the business in the summer of 2014 when they went to the seizure auction of a game store in Junction City. At this auction, they purchased a little over $3,000 of “Magic: The Gathering” supplies as an initial investment for their future storefront. Wyatt contacted distributers and supplied them with a picture of the storefront and Goblin Games’ tax identification as he certified his new business. Wyatt said Goblin Games was originally scheduled to open in October 2014, but was pushed back until its doors opened on Jan. 23, 2015 after the building underwent renovations to gain the approval of the fire marshal. “Build permits were delayed,” Wyatt said. “The renovations took way longer than they should have.” Daithin Wycoff, 23 and an employee of Goblin Games, said earning a living from selling cards is a matter of supply and demand. Wycoff said the store makes a

profit by tracking the prices of individual cards and making sure it has the card in stock if the card suddenly becomes popular. Wycoff said tracking cards involves a combination of watching professional “Magic: The Gathering” tournaments as well as studying what decks local players are using. Wycoff had been a regular customer at Goblin Games for about six months when Wyatt offered him a position. He described the work environment as “pretty laid back.” “It’s pretty easy, you just have to be more knowledgeable about your product than most other sales jobs,” Wycoff said. Wycoff said he has played “Magic: The Gathering” for seven years but took it upon himself to research what other games are sold in the store and what features classify them. “If someone comes in like, ‘What is a good board game? Hey, is this good?’ I can give them something rather than saying, ‘I don’t know,’” Wycoff said. In regards to the store’s future, Wyatt said his first goal is to have the store remain open longer than five years. “Five years is kind of the mark where all the game stores die,” Wyatt said.

SGA grants continuance in Rec Services, KSDB privilege fees RAFAEL GARCIA THE COLLEGIAN

The Kansas State Student Governing Association continued privilege fee funding for Recreational Services and KSDB, increased privilege fee funding for the university’s sports clubs and created a privilege fee line item to fund SGA. As part of the three-year review cycle of organizations that receive student privilege fee funds, the senate approved Rec Service’s budgets in the amounts of $1,390,614 for each of the following three fiscal years. In recent years, Rec Services had budgetary surpluses, but the privilege fee committee had considered cuts in the fee that would

“reduce the balance of the Recreational Services Student Fee account to a zero balance over the next three years in response” to the surpluses. “I think Recreational Services deserves a continuance in their balance because it shows we are confident that they are spending their money wisely,” said Jonathan Peuchen, privilege fee committee chair and junior in mechanical engineering. “Those surpluses mean that they have not been spending every dollar that students have allocated to them, thus saving students money in the future by not wasting their money on frivolous items.” The senate renewed privilege fee funding for KSDB on a one-year basis instead of a threeyear basis so a student board can

be created for the radio station. SGA requires organizations that receive privilege fee funding to be overseen by student boards, which KSDB currently lacks. KSDB will receive $102,362 in privilege fee funding next fiscal year. Senators voted to increase funding for the university’s sports clubs in order to help reduce the costs incurred by participants. The clubs will receive $65,000 for fiscal year 2017-18, $67,000 for 2018-19 and $69,000 for 2019-20. The senate voted to create a separate privilege fee item to fund SGA in order to create transparency as to the funds the senate receives, especially in regard to officer compensation. The new privilege fee cate-

gory replaces the current funding model, in which SGA is funded as a line item in the privilege fee allotment to the Office of Student Activities and Services. The senate will receive $54,633 for for the 2017-18 fiscal year, $56,941 for 2018-19 and $60,365 for 2019-20 for officer compensation. The senate privilege fee also includes $16,800 for senate programs. In fiscal year 2016, a total of $57,184 was used to fund 13 student leaders. In fiscal years 2014, 2015 and 2016, the student body president received scholarships and compensation equal to 100 percent of K-State’s in-state tuition rate, or $11,136 in 2016. During the introduction of legislation, the senate nearly lost quorum, as several senators left

early in the meeting, which lasted more than four hours. Only 32 senators were present at the quorum roll call, but 53 senators are listed on the SGA website.

IN OTHER ACTION

The senate commended Stephen Stockham, professor emeritus of veterinary clinical pathology, for winning the 2016 Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges Distinguished Teacher Award. The senate swore in Stephen Caffera, sophomore in music, computer science and finance, as a senator for the College of Arts and Sciences. The senate allocated $300 to Pinky Promise K-State for a trip to the 2017 Pinky Promise Women’s Heart to Heart Con-

ference in Atlanta in July, $500 to the Structural Engineers Association of Kansas and Missouri for travel to the Structural Engineering Institute Structures Congress in Denver in April, $145 to the Paraguayan Student Organization to host a social in April and $360 to the Indian Students Association to host a festival in April. The senate also allocated $942 to the International Coordinating Council for several events, $1,750 to the Rhetoric and Composition Society to host Stephanie Kerschbaum for a discussion on anti-racism and anti-ableism and $1,000 to the Asian American Student Union to attend the Midwest Asian American Student Union spring conference in April.

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The ICEE: ‘Another reason to love Kansas’

Van Ranken and peers reflect on student body presidency

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DEAUNDRA ALLEN

THE COLLEGIAN

“Come here, have a look at this,” said Brad Streeter, owner of Vista Drive In, gesturing to a picture on the wall. The picture, depicting three men in front of a mobile food truck, is a link to the creation of the ICEE and, subsequently, the Vista Drive In. Two of the men pictured in front of the distributor truck are Omar Knedlik, creator of the ICEE — the first frozen carbonated beverage, and Knedlik’s brother-in-law Charles Streeter, founder of Vista Drive In and Brad Streeter’s father. “That’s really why we’re in the food business,” Streeter said, referring to ICEEs.

THE ICEE

Knedlik was a World War II veteran who had a talent for inventing. His most lucrative idea came from owning and operating a Dairy Queen in Coffeyville, Kansas. During rushes at the restaurant, Knedlik would find himself running out of cold bottles of soda. Knedlik would place the soda in the freezer to chill the bottles faster. However, after they were left in the freezer too long, these bottles of soda would turn from liquid to solid upon the removal of the pressure from the cap. Knedlik had stumbled upon a hit. Kids loved the product. Knedlik took an old ice cream machine and figured out a way to add pressure to different chilled sodas, and the ICEE machine was created. The original machines had two flavors: cola and lemon-lime. “If you mixed the two, it was called a Killer-Diller,” Streeter said. Over time, machines began to offer cherry and Dr. Pepper flavors. Customers often mixed these flavors and added ice cream, making a cherry Dr.

Pepper float, sometimes adding lime juice. In the late 1950s, Knedlik’s son-in-law Charles began selling his ICEE machines throughout Kansas and Nebraska and bought a trailer to distribute ICEEs from. ICEEs really took off after the frozen treat was picked up by 7-Eleven convenience stores. “A new ICEE machine at that time sold for $3,500, a Coke machine sold for $750 ... it was a hard sell,” Streeter said. Streeter and his father Charles then began selling concessions at the Manhattan city pool. “We sold ICEEs for 10 cents, hot dogs for a quarter, bubble gum for a penny, and on a good weekend day we could do $1,000 to $1,500 in sales,” Streeter said. “We’d take that trailer and start going around to fairs to sell ICEEs, and that’s how I put myself through college, selling ICEEs and corndogs. I was probably eight years old, we were at the Topeka State Fair, and I sat there and took orders and made change for 12 straight hours. We had a line the whole time.” A student from California, Mary Marsh, freshman in agricultural communications and journalism, had never heard the ICEE was created in Kan-

Although Jack Ayres was elected president earlier this month, current student body president Jessica Van Ranken still has about a month left in office. Van Ranken, senior in political science, will swear in Ayres, junior in chemical engineering and current speaker of the Student Governing Association senate, in April, one month before graduation and the next step forward in her education. Van Ranken said she has gained much from her time at K-State. “My experience at K-State has been nothing short of exemplary,” Van Ranken said. “I could not have anticipated the broad and meaningful life skills I would have obtained at K-State, and (I’m) eternally grateful to this institution for providing me with the experience, education and relationships.” Trenton Kennedy, junior in entrepreneurship and student body vice president, said he worked hard with Van Ranken during the past year and built a strong bond through passion. “Jessica and I were brought together because of our love for student government,” Kennedy said. “She saw identical unifying qualities in those traits, and it is

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“They were always a treat as a little kid,” Marsh said. “I had no idea. It’s another reason to like Kansas.” In addition to his ICEE machine, Knedlik also invented a machine that cuts a lime and squeezes it simultaneously, making the limeade-making process more efficient. Knedlik also created a device that pumps ice cream mix from the walk-in freezer directly to the machine. Knedlik also added pressure and air, making the ice cream lighter and better tasting. He then sold his design to Dairy Queens throughout America.

ICEE PROMPTS CREATION OF VISTA DRIVE IN

Upon realizing that he could make more money selling the product rather than just the machine, Charles Streeter in 1964 opened Vista Drive In. Vista Drive In has been owned and operated by the same family for 53 years and is one of the oldest businesses in Manhattan. Now owned by Brad and Karen Streeter, Vista Drive In has continued to grow. In addition to the diner, the business still sells concessions at food trucks on campus, as well as Manhattan’s city pools, fairs and events.

those traits that brought us together.” In her tenure as student body president, Van Ranken said she met many people, around K-State and beyond. During her time at K-State, Van Ranken served as an inspiration for others, her peers said. “I think her presence in my life has been an impact on itself,” Lexi Zavala, senior in kinesiology, said. “I think just knowing that I can consider her as one of my best friends has impacted me so much, and seeing what a strong woman she is inspires me everyday.” Heather Reed, assistant vice president for student life and an SGA adviser, said Van Ranken has served as a model leader. “Jessica is a responsible and dedicated member of many campus student organizations,” Reed said. “She is an excellent leader who is supportive and inspiring through her involvement. (She) makes the organizations better.” Kennedy said he was inspired by Van Ranken’s dedication and preparation, as well as the results she has obtained from her work. “Jessica has inspired me to take risks and chase what I want unapologetically,” Kennedy said. “I hope that one day her talent and dedication lead her to pursuing a public office as one of the strongest, most cunning woman leaders

I know.” After graduation in May, Van Ranken plans to attend law school to pursue a legal profession and aspire to work hard in and out of K-State. “Even after I graduate in May, I will remain interested in the success of K-State students and will eagerly be watching the great work Jack Ayers and his team will complete,” Van Ranken said. “I plan on still being involved in my community wherever I go and will try to make positive changes and serve others throughout the rest of my life.” Van Ranken said her experience at K-State has given her the confidence to pursue her goals and dreams, and the only thing she would change about her experience would be to remind herself to not take her calendar so seriously and to know it is OK to relax. “I would tell incoming freshmen to ask themselves what they want to accomplish and get out of their time at this university,” Van Ranken said. “I cannot control how lucky I am, but I can control how hard I work. “If I continue to work hard and work well throughout my life, then I will either be successful or be able to know I had great work ethic, which to me is successful unto itself,” Van Ranken continued. “Behind most great successes, there’s a unique story that combines a certain measure of luck and hard work.”

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K-State men’s basketball to face Cincinnati in first round SCOTT POPP

THE COLLEGIAN

Although the NCAA Tournament just started Tuesday, Kansas State has been playing win-and-you’re-in games for weeks. The Wildcats men’s basketball team found their backs against the wall and their NCAA Tournament hopes fading after a 30-point blowout loss to then-last place Oklahoma. After that game the Wildcats’ remaining regular season and Big 12 Championship games became winat-all-cost contests. The Wildcats won those final two regular season games and upset Baylor in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Championship before falling to West Virginia in the semi-finals. The wins were enough for the Wildcats to get in the Big Dance. Their reward was another win or go home game against Wake Forest in the First Four play-in game. K-State again showed some resilience, beating Wake Forest. They will now take on the No. 6 seed Cincinnati Bearcats tonight in Sacramento, California. The Wildcats’ victory over Wake Forest to get to the first round was a foul-filled offensive showdown. K-State took down the Demon Dea-

cons 95-88 after pulling away down the stretch and sinking some free throws to seal the victory. “I couldn’t be more thrilled for these guys,” head coach Bruce Weber said to media after the game. “They’ve persevered. They’ve believed. They’ve kept the faith and now we get to move on to Sacramento.” Senior forward Wesley Iwundu was huge for the Cats. Iwundu took over at times and willed the Wildcats to victory. The veteran finished with a career-high 24 points to go along with seven assists and six rebounds. Iwundu was incredibly efficient scoring the ball, he finished six of nine from the field and 11 of 13 from the free-throw line. “At this time of the season, it’s March, good players got to step up and make plays,” Iwundu said. “And I took it upon myself. D.J. (Johnson), Kamau (Stokes), there’s a lot of versatility in this game from all the players. We all contributed to this win. But you know, good players step up and make plays and that was the case here.” Iwundu and the rest of the Cats will need another big game against Cincinnati (29-5, 16-2). The Bearcats are coming into the game on a loss in the AAC Championship game to SMU; before that loss

K-State takes on the Iowa Hawkeyes this weekend at Tointon AVERY OSEN

THE COLLEGIAN

The Kansas State baseball team suffered a tough loss to Nebraska-Omaha on Wednesday night 5-2 at Tointon Family Stadium, but will look to bounce back as they host the Iowa Hawkeyes this weekend for a three-game series. The Wildcats are now 12-5 this season, while the Mavericks got just their second win. This was the first win for the Mavericks since Feb. 19 when they defeated the University of Nevada Las Vegas 8-2. K-State has lost three of their last four games, while Iowa won their last two games after sweeping Lehigh this past weekend. They were supposed to take on Iowa Wesleyan on

Wednesday, but the game was cancelled due to inclement weather. The Hawkeyes are 9-6 this season and outscored Lehigh 23-10 over the weekend. Junior first baseman Jake Adams is leading Iowa with five home runs this season and has 20 runs-batted-in, but also has the most strike outs on the team with 15. Sophomore outfielder Robert Neustrom is leading the team in batting with a .422 average and has a team high 27 hits on the year. Pitching-wise, Iowa is led in the bullpen by junior Nick Nelsen and senior Josh Martsching, who have earned-run-averages under four. The three-game series begins today at Tointon Family Stadium and will play through Sunday.

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Senior forward Wesley Iwundu lays up the ball during the basketball game between K-State and Baylor in the Big 12 men’s basketball championship in the Sprint Center on March 9. The Wildcats beat the Bears 70-64. they won seven out of their last eight games. Sophomore guard Jacob Evans and junior forward Kyle Washington lead the Bearcats. Evans averages 13.7 points per game and Washington averages 13.1 points a game to go along with 6.9 re-

bounds a game. The winner of the game will advance to take on the winner of UCLA and Kent State on Sunday. The Wildcats and Bearcats will tip off at 6:27 p.m. at the Golden One Center. The game can be seen on TruTV.

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Senior pitcher Colton Kalmus stands at the mound during the baseball game between K-State and University of Nebraska-Omaha on Wednesday in Tointon Family Stadium.

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Women’s basketball team ready for Big Dance

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Sophomore guard Kayla Goth dribbles the ball down the court during the K-State game against TCU in Bramlage Coliseum on Jan. 18.

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The seventh-seeded Kansas State women’s basketball team will face Drake, the 10 seed, Saturday. This is the first time in 15 years that K-State will host a regional competition for the NCAA tournament and the 15th year in school history they reach the NCAA tournament. K-State is 5-1 when hosting the NCAA tournament and had an impressive record of 13-3 at home this season. The three home losses were to No. 1 Connecticut, No. 2 Baylor and No. 12 Texas. They

are 12-14 in their previous 14 appearances in the NCAA tournament. The Cats are in the Lexington, Kentucky, regional along with several big-name teams, including Notre Dame, Stanford, Texas, Kentucky and their first opponent, Drake. If the Wildcats beat Drake on Saturday, they will face the winner of Stanford and New Mexico State on Monday. The Cats will have a tough task against the Bulldogs on Saturday. The Bulldogs finished with a 28-4 record, and they went 18-0 in conference play, winning their conference, along with having the second-longest winning streak in

the nation at 22 in a row. The Cats and the Bulldogs have faced off 17 previous times, and K-State leads the series 12-5. Another big stat for the Wildcats is they had a record 1,200 rebounds this season, the first time they have reached a mark such as this with Jeff Mittie as their head coach. Regardless of the challenge ahead, many people surrounding the team are ready to play. “I’m excited to be at home. I’m excited for our players,” head coach Jeff Mittie said to K-State Sports. “I’m just excited,” freshman forward Eternati Willock said to K-State Sports. “This is my first time experiencing it.” The Wildcats will be looking for production from senior guard Kindred Wesemann, who leads the Big 12 in 3-pointers made per game with an average of 2.7 and had 10 games this season with four or more buckets from beyond the arc. Another player to watch out for is sophomore guard Kayla Goth, who averaged 18.5 points per game in the Big 12 tournament and had 25 points in the quarterfinals against Iowa State. Drake is led by their Missouri Valley Conference player of the year, junior forward Lizzy Wendell. She has averaged 21.1 points per game and is nationally ranked No. 13 in scoring. Wendell has scored in double figures in every game but one this season. The game will be at 3 p.m. on Saturday and will be broadcasted on ESPN2 and ESPN3.

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Women’s rowing prepared after University of Oklahoma scrimmage

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The then-varsity rowing team practices on April 8, 2015 at Tuttle Creek Lake in Manhattan.

BRETT ENGLE

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The Kansas State women’s rowing team will compete in its second scrimmage of the spring season on Saturday against Tulsa on the Verdigris River in Catoosa, Oklahoma. In K-State’s first scrimmage of the spring season on March 4 against Oklahoma, the teams only competed in the morning as strong winds forced the after-

noon to be cancelled. Despite not competing a full day, head coach Patrick Sweeney said good came out of the day. “We really got a lot of solid work done this morning,” Sweeney said to K-State Sports after the Oklahoma scrimmage. “I think we were extremely competitive with Oklahoma in all of the pieces that we did, which is a good sign as we head into the rest of the season. Senior captain Noelle Dykmann was also pleased with the

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team in the scrimmage against Oklahoma. “I think we learned a lot today,” Dykmann said to K-State Sports. “We know what we need to work on. Now we can focus on that. We are really strong this year and capable of doing big things. If we can get some good practices on the water, I think we will have a great season.” After Tulsa, the Wildcats will head to Sarasota, Florida, for the Florida Invitational March 31 and April 1.

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K-State golf looks for an improved K-State tennis heads to Texas, showing at Schenkel Invitational looks to bounce back RYAN PORTER

THE COLLEGIAN

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Sophomore Roland Massimino practices hitting balls out of a sand trap at Colbert Hills Golf Course on March 9.

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Coming off a poor performance at the Tiger Invitational, the Kansas State men’s golf team will look to improve their play this weekend at the Schenkel Invitational. The Wildcats finished 14 out of 19 teams at the Tiger Invitational. One positive for the Wildcats was sophomore Roland Massimino, who had a great individual performance as he tied for fourth. Massimino began the tournament with a good first-round score of 5-under par 67. He was able to maintain that level

of play through the last two rounds with a score of 1-under par 71 in each round to finish with a 7-under par 209 score. “I am really proud of Roland, just to see the improvement he’s made over the last couple of years is a testament to the type of person he is,” head coach Grant Robbins said to K-State Sports. “He works hard and is committed to doing the things that will make our team successful.” Sophomore Jeremy Gandon was the second-highest individual in the standings for the Wildcats. Gandon, who began the final round tied for 73rd, brought out a strong performance in the fi-

nal round to earn a final score of 6-over par 222, which resulted in a tie for 47. Senior Matt Green played well through the first two rounds and ended the second round in a tie for 33rd. A rough third round dropped him to a finish of a tie for 54th with a score of 7-over par 223. He will look to have a better finish this weekend. The Schenkel Invitational is another three-day tournament this weekend, beginning today and ending Sunday. The Schenkel Invitational will be played at Forest Heights Country Club in Statesboro, Georgia. There will be 14 teams competing, including the Wildcats.

The K-State women’s tennis team is set to head south, preparing for two head-to-head matches this weekend. On their first stop, the Wildcats will square up against Southern Methodist University at 1 p.m. on Saturday, followed by a match against UT Arlington at 11 a.m. on Sunday. The Wildcats will look to get out of their slump. They have lost three of their last four matches, including a devastating loss to No. 22 TCU in a hard-fought battle this past weekend. The Wildcats will look to top SMU for the second year in a row after a 4-3 victory last season. SMU (12-3) has been solid all season long, especially when competing at home. They have only lost one match at home, to Wichita State, who K-State will see later this season. Liza Buss has carried most of the weight for SMU at the No. 1 spot with an overall 9-4 record and undefeated record in conference play. The sophomore has taken down two nationally-ranked opponents so far this season. SMU likes to bounce around where they fill their players. Senior Dasha Sharapova has competed at a variety of different positions and is 6-0 when competing in the Nos. 2 and 3 spots. UT Arlington (6-5) has seen some struggles this season and is coming off a two-game losing streak, falling to Fresno State and Long Beach State.

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Sophomore Millie Stretton hits a tennis ball at K-State’s match against Missouri at the K-State Recreation Tennis Courts on Feb. 10. Prior to their losing streak, the Mavericks won five in a row. The Mavericks unite their spark from the doubles side of the equation. Dynamic duo Astrid Gehre and Anna Wichert have been perfect all season long with an 11-0 record at the No. 2 spot. For the Wildcats, senior Livia Cirnu has caught fire and looks to continue her five-game win streak. She has only lost

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two matches so far this season. Sophomore Ana Garcia Navas is coming off a three set victory against No. 22 TCU, and will look to bring her winning streak to three on Saturday. After their two game road trip, K-State will prepare for conference play as they welcome Iowa State and West Virginia to Mike Goss Tennis Stadium on March 24 and 26.

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Opinion: Can our environment survive this administration? KYLER JACKSON & CALEB SNIDER THE COLLEGIAN

If you live in reality and recognize the threat of climate change and don’t believe it to be a hoax created by the Chinese like our president does, then the past week has been nothing but awful news. To start off, the new secretary of the Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt, on March 9 on CNBC stated that carbon dioxide is not a “primary contributor to the global warming we see.” Someone should probably tell Pruitt that the official government website for the EPA lists carbon dioxide as a greenhouse gas. You know, the gases that trap heat in our atmosphere? Even more bad news came with the confirmation of Ryan Zinke as secretary of the Interior Department. The

good news is that he doesn’t think climate change is a Chinese hoax. The awful part is that Zinke wants to expand oil and coal production, opposes regulating CO2 and has a 4 percent lifetime approval rating by the League of Conservation Voters. Now we get to hope that our national parks and other protected lands don’t get sold off for drilling purposes. Then, in an astonishing series of events, the former head of the EPA’s Office of Environmental Justice program, Mustafa Ali, resigned this week in protest against the Trump administration’s proposal to severely slash the budget of his office and others like it within the EPA. This program was set in order to help protect poor rural and urban communities from being poisoned or taken advantage of by the fossil fuel industry. But that’s just pesky government interference in

the market. To top it all off, on Thursday Reuters reported on a proposal by the Trump administration to cut the EPA’s budget by 31 percent, eliminating roughly 3,200 employees, many climate change programs and “trim initiatives to protect air and water quality.” So, it’s been a pretty rough week to say the least. But hey, if the Trump administration’s plans for the environment and energy production are as great as the Republican health care plan, I’m sure we’ll all be fine. Kyler Jackson is a sophomore in political science and Caleb Snider is a sophomore in public relations. The views and opinions expressed in this column are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Collegian. Please send comments to opinion@kstatecollegian. com.

News briefs: Fake Patty’s Day rape, vandalism by KU basketball player JASON TIDD

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THE RILEY COUNTY Police Department filed a report of rape in Manhattan on Thursday. The report said a 20-year-old female victim believes she was raped on March 11, which was Fake Patty’s Day, after she took drugs, passed out and woke up next to an unknown male in bed. No additional information will be released due to the ongoing investigation. THE WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY student government passed a resolution of “no confidence” in university president John Bardo in a 20-4-7

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The weekend started off with a horsemanship competition in Weber Arena at Kansas State. Each contestant was scored on how well she navigated her horses through a specific pattern. To Emily Ebert, sophomore in biology and 2017-18 Miss Rodeo K-State, this marked the beginning of a new sport. Ebert has shown horses since she was three years old and has seen several rodeos, but had never participated firsthand in the competition. In February she was named Miss Rodeo K-State after winning in the categories of

people’s choice, photogenic, interview, written test and horsemanship. Ebert said she felt a moment of relief when she was named the winner after preparing for the competition for over two months and waiting a week for the results. “I felt very excited for the opportunity ahead of me,” Ebert said. “I knew it would be an awesome experience that would allow me to advocate for the great sport of rodeo and make close connections with people all over the state.” Among other categories Ebert competed in, the test portion of the competition varied in topics from famous rodeo competitors to horse diseases, while the interview portion varied on topics from

major events in stock shows to current news. “You get to the competition and you’re like, ‘Well, we’ll see if I prepared correctly,’” Ebert said. In addition to a crown and sash, she received a belt buckle, spurs and a pair of chaps that she helped design. Meredith Thompson, pageant coordinator and 2006-07 Miss Rodeo K-State, said that Ebert already fits in with the rodeo and pageant crowd. “She worked very hard at preparing for the pageant and it showed,” Thompson said. “She handled herself wonderfully at every event of the pageant.” see page

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THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS student government rejected a $2 student fee to fund a Multicultural Student Government, the Daily Kansan reported Thursday. A similar attempt was vetoed by Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little last year. “I do not believe that how it is right now, that students should have to pay a separate $2 fee to fund Mul-

ticultural Student Government, when we can all work together to make student senate more equitable,” student body president Stephonn Alcorn said at Wednesday’s student senate meeting. A COURT AFFIDAVIT released Thursday detailed the scene that resulted in a misdemeanor vandalism charge for Josh Jackson, a KU men’s basketball player, the Kansas City Star reported. Jackson, who is projected to be a first-round NBA draft pick, is scheduled for arraignment on April 12. Jackson said the charge is “old business.” KU opens the NCAA Tournament against the University of California, Davis today.

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vote on Thursday, the Sunflower reported. The resolution originally called for Bardo’s resignation, but that portion was removed. Members of the faculty senate also sent a letter outlining their grievances with the university administration to Bardo.

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Graduate student in art presents performance art piece as Tooflady JACQUELINE WALLACE THE COLLEGIAN

Thea Meussling is a graduate student in ceramics, but she is also known as “Tooflady.” “(Tooflady) is very fearless,” Meussling said. “She likes to ask people questions about themselves and learn about different people while also making jokes, like says she’s from the Appalachian Mountains in the southernmost part of Florida, or that her best friend is Stone Cold Steve Austin.” Tooflady is Meussling’s alter-ego character that Meussling has been developing over time. Meussling describes Tooflady as a crafty, fearless girl who has an immense respect for the working class. “She’s a louder version of myself,” Meussling said. Thea Meussling lived in the Mark A. Chapman Gallery inside Willard Hall for a week starting March 8 as a part of a master of fine arts exhibition.

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Thea Meussling, graduate student in fine arts, performs as Tooflady. During her stay at the gallery, Meussling has been performing live as Tooflady without

breaking character. “This is something I’ve never done before,” Meussling

said. “I’ve really pushed myself to develop her character better.”

Meussling, performing as Tooflady, has hosted exhibitions in the gallery entitled “Living With Tooflady.” These included a deviled egg-eating contest hosted by Tooflady, watching WrestleMania XIV with Tooflady, and a costume house party hosted by Tooflady. Throughout the week, the doors to Chapman Gallery were open to visitors to speak with Tooflady one-on-one. “During the day there are always people in here visiting me,” Meussling said. “I’ve never gone more than 45 minutes without somebody coming into the gallery.” Meussling does not break character as Tooflady in the presence of visitors in the gallery and tries to convince people she is a real person. “(Meussling) really has set a different kind of example for other graduate students to follow and be inspired by,” said Shreepad Joglekar, assistant professor and area coordinator in photography. Joglekar said what Meus-

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After playing volleyball her freshman year at Highland Community College, Ebert transferred to K-State and joined the K-State Rodeo Club, which sponsors the pageant.

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It was after seeing 20162017 Miss Rodeo K-State Brooke Wallace, senior in apparel and textiles, that Ebert became interested in competing for the title. Wallace said Ebert has a “welcoming personality” and is a “great horsewoman,” which she believes is the most important part of the title. “You need to know how to ride and handle horses,” Wallace said. “Most of the time people will only see you

on horseback, and it is important to have the proper skills to do so.”

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Ebert has ridden horses through participation in the Eastern Kansas Horseman’s Association, 4-H horse shows and trail rides. She grew up in the country 20 minutes outside of Clay Center along with her two brothers, Austin and Adam, who were also exposed to horse riding. “We kept our horses at my grandparents’ who just lived a mile down the road,” Ebert said. “It was easy (to) ride your bike, get in the car or just walk down to grandma’s and can ride your horses.” Her mother and her grandmother not only

cheered Ebert on when she was announced the winner, but Ebert said they were a huge support system in her journey to Miss Rodeo K-State. “The whole horseback riding and showing type of thing has been a big part of my family,” Ebert said. “My grandma started doing it when she was really young, and my mom and her sisters showed horses as well. My mom and my grandma have been big supporters of me being Miss Rodeo K-State and showing horses because they’re the ones who taught me how to ride and have just pushed me to become better.” Clay Center is such a small town and in such close proximity to Manhattan that Ebert said the news of her winning the pageant traveled

fast, and that she often still gets congratulatory message from friends, neighbors and acquaintances in the town. Even Clay Center’s local radio station KCLY 100.9 had a question of the day about one week after she won that asked which Clay Center alumna was named Miss Rodeo K-State. Ebert said it was her dad who immediately called in to answer the question on-air.

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Some of her ideas for future endeavors in this position include speaking at elementary schools or the public library in Clay Center, visiting Girl Scout troops, being involved in more rodeos and getting to know her teammates better in the Rodeo Club.

This title is not just about representing K-State, Ebert said, but also about “being an advocate for rodeos” and “portraying them in a positive light.” Jacqueline Clawson, sophomore in agricultural economics and marketing, is a sorority sister of Ebert and said Ebert is “incredibly passionate, hardworking and intentional.” “Emily can and will accomplish anything and everything that she sets her mind to,” Clawson said. Next year, Ebert will assist in organizing and putting on Miss Rodeo K-State for the next rodeo queen. “Rodeos and horseback riding are part of my background and lifestyle,” Ebert said. “It’s really important for me that I represent them well.”

sling is doing with Tooflady is creating a challenge for her to push through in a very contemporary genre. “I think doing this type of performance art is really enhancing the cultural scene. It’s done a wonderful thing for our community,” said Katherine Karlin, associate professor in English. “I think Kansas State in many ways has become a very avant-garde cultural Mecca, and I think this goes in that direction.” Meussling said she wants to continue her performance art for a long time. “I’m using Tooflady as tool to shine a positive light on people,” Meussling said. Meussling plans to take her art to new places, including Philadelphia and Louisiana, to learn more about different kinds of people, accents and culture. “I’ve really pushed myself to complete this,” Meussling said. “I see it as a stepping stone to what will come in the future.”

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Computers, events and books: Hale Library by the numbers K-Staters, and we loaned 16,003 items to other institutions,” Johnson said in an email.

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The timeless, castlesque Hale Library continues to draw students in, and in 2016 the library saw 920,614 visitors, averaging about 90,000 patron visits each month during the academic year, said Roberta Johnson, senior director of administration and information technology services at Hale. These numbers tend to fluctuate depending on the week of the semester, Johnson said. “Numbers pick up during midterms,” Johnson said. “Our biggest time to have students here are Sunday nights because nobody thinks about homework until Monday is tomorrow.” Hale has ample space and services to help students succeed academically. Johnson said Hale has about 1,600 seats and over 220 public computers for patrons to use, making it the largest public computer lab on campus. “I could have another 200 computers in here before I could make everybody happy ... I very rarely go through here, except maybe on a Friday afternoon, and see half of them open,” Johnson said. Also available are the library’s 3.5 million print materials, a figure which includes

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Marissa Komp, freshman in biology and pre-veterinary student, has not checked out any books in the library’s collection or asked a reference question, but she said she appreciates Hale’s third floor, which is a designated quiet floor. “(The third floor) has the cubbies that face Anderson, and I really like the view,” Komp said. “The natural light helps keep me awake and makes me more productive. And it’s quiet, so it works for me.” Some of the study spaces in Hale are used for group study and events. In 2016 the library hosted about 4,000 non-library sponsored events and room reservations. An important factor concerning space in the library is shelving materials. Roughly 15 years ago, moving compact shelves were installed to accommodate more materials, Johnson said. The mobile shelving increased shelving space by 60 percent compared to stationary shelving. “They are one of the highlights of any tour given in the building,” Johnson said.

Though Hale is open 94.5 hours a week and has a 24hour study space, some students are unsatisfied with the availability of the library after budget cuts forced the library to cut its hours. Komp said she would prefer longer hours on the weekends to use that quiet study space. “During the week, I’m OK with it,” Komp said. “But the weekend hours are awful.” When the library is open, though, students have access to what Johnson said is Hale’s greatest resource, the staff. Hale employs 95 people, and typically about 40 to 60 of those employees are students. “I would say that the resources are really hugely important, but it’s our people that are what is the best service,” Johnson said. “A lot of our help desk work is handled by students. They like helping each other, (and) they like being helped by each other.” Kyle Hampel, sophomore in English, said he has had positive experiences with the reference desk staff. “Overall, I don’t think I’ve had any problems with the help desk at the library,” Hampel said. “You walk up, you ask them what your problem is, and I don’t think I’ve ever gotten anyone with a bad attitude or bad answers. I give them an overall rating of two thumbs up.”

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